3 WOMEN S EVENT SCHEDULE..May May Arrival of the 13:00 Meeting for Country Quota Play-Off teams (if any) 14:00 Country Quota Play-Off matches (if any) Qualification Tournament (Opening Ceremony in the Center Court starting at 09:00) Arrival of Main Draw teams Main Draw teams Main Draw teams (mandatory attendance)..may Main Draw matches 1 to 32..May Main Draw matches 33 to 54..May Main Draw and Semi-finals matches 55 to 60..Mya Finals matches 61 to 62..May.22.. Training courts available since May 15 Total 6 competition courts Total 2 warm-up courts Departure of the persons concerned MEN S EVENT SCHEDULE..May May Arrival of the 13:00 Meeting for Country Quota Play-Off teams (if any) 14:00 Country Quota Play-Off matches (if any) Qualification Tournament Arrival of Main Draw teams Main Draw teams Main Draw teams (mandatory attendance)..may Main Draw matches 1 to 32..May Main Draw matches 33 to 54..May Main Draw and Semi-finals matches 55 to 60..Mya Finals matches 61 to 62..May.23.. Training courts available since May 16 Total 6 competition courts Total 2 warm-up courts Departure of the persons concerned PLAYERS ELIGIBILITY Only players who sent in to the FIVB in due time the required forms (FIVB-NF-Athlete Agreement duly signed by all parties) and in good standing with the FIVB will be considered eligible to take part into the 2005 Swatch-FIVB events. ENTRY (FIVB WEB SITE) The confirmed teams entry list as well as useful information related to the event are available on the FIVB web site. Entry Points are the sum of individual ranking points based on the best 4 out of the last 5 FIVB Open, Grand Slam, and World Championships participations within the last 365 days. FORFEIT Each National Federation is responsible to inform immediately both the FIVB and the Organizers in case of forfeit of an enrolled team through the WT/03 form (from -13 days to the start of the event). 3

4 PRELIMINARY INQUIRY AND TECHNICAL MEETING Athletes must attend the Preliminary Inquiry. Athletes' attendance at the Technical Meeting is mandatory. If required, a drawing of lots will be made during the meeting. Match-up seeding and additional detailed information on the competition will be distributed. Athletes may be requested to provide their ID card or passport during the Technical Meeting. UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES If required by the FIVB Technical Supervisor, uniforms will be checked during the Preliminary Inquiry. Athletes of the same team must wear the same color and style of shorts. The display of the individual players' sponsors' logos on shorts and accessories must comply with the FIVB advertising regulations. While tank tops will be provided by the Organizers to the athletes, uniforms will also be provided by the Organizers to officials and Organizing staff. SEEDING In the Qualification Tournament (Grand Slam and Open Events), teams will be seeded as per the players' 365 day FIVB World Ranking points on the day before the event (Technical Meeting). In the Main Draw all teams will be seeded as per the players' most recent Main Draw finish (best 4 out of 5 last finishes) over the last 12 months in FIVB World Tour events on the day before the start of the event (Technical Meeting). RULES OF THE GAME AND OFFICIAL BALL Playing system Rally Point System 2 out of 3 sets as follows: a) First and second sets 21 Points switch every 7 points one technical time-out of 30" at third court switch (sum of 21 points) one time-out of 30" per team/set b) Third eventual set 15 points switch every 5 points one time-out per team All sets win by 2 points Intervals between sets to be of 1 minute Official Ball: NEW MIKASA VLS-200 (67 cm +1/-1) The FIVB Official Beach Volleyball Rules approved by the FIVB Board of Administration are included in the Beach Volleyball Referee Guidelines and posted on the FIVB Web site at 4

5 WELCOME AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION The Organizer will arrange airport welcome at the Pudong International Airport starting from 15 th of May for women players and 16 th of May for men players provided that the teams inform the Organizer of their arrival information in details before May 13, 2005(women) or May 14, 2005(men). Such information shall include the arriving date, time, flight number and airport. The travel form (WT/31) should be sent to fax: or The distance from the Pudong International Airport to the Official Hotel is about 100km, a 100-minute bus driving. Shuttle bus between the Official Hotel and the Competition Venue will be provided, as from May 16 to 22, 2004, following the Time Table approved by the FIVB Technical Supervisor. Local transportation for any other persons, like coaches, guests, teams physiotherapists, friends, or family members will not be under the responsibility of the promoter. For self-expensed participants, the transportation between the airport and the official hotel/ Sunrise Hotel could be offered with payment. For the transportation between Pudong Airport and the Official hotel / Sunrise Hotel, the one-way ticket fee is $10(Ten USD). BOARD AND LODGING will be responsible for their own expenses including, but not limited to, airfare, visa, hotel 1, food and miscellaneous expenses The organizers will provide the women s Main Draw teams including the women s athletes proceeding from the Qualification Tournament into the Main Draw with hotel accommodation (double room) in the Organizer's designated Hotel and with meals from the evening before the start of the Main Draw (May 17) until the day after the elimination of the teams from the event, breakfast included. The organizers will provide the men s Main Draw teams including the men s athletes proceeding from the Qualification Tournament into the Main Draw with hotel accommodation (double room) in the Organizer's designated Hotel and with meals from the evening before the start of the Main Draw (May 18) until the day after the elimination of the teams from the event, breakfast included. Athletes will be personally responsible for all extras at the hotel such as mini-bar, phone calls, laundry, etc. to be paid upon checkout. The organizers will not be required to make reservations for coaches, guests, teams physiotherapists, friends, or family members accompanying the participating athlete.. TRANSPORTATION The FIVB will financially participate in the athletes' International transportation as per the FIVB-NF-Athlete Agreement. Main Draw athletes will be eligible free of charge for all local transportation to/from the airport and to/from the hotel through the Event Organisers. Athletes (or their National Federations) will be requested to apply early enough for their entry visas, whenever needed and will be accountable for all visa expenses. 5

6 MAIN DRAW HOTEL JINSHAN HOTEL (3 STARS) Address: Jinyidong Road, Jinshan District(SPC), Shanghai , China Tel: Fax: Website: The distance to Pudong International Airport is 100km. The distance to the Competition Venue is 1km.The room charge is $58.- (Fifty-eight USD)for a standard double-bed room per night including breakfast for 2 persons. ACCREDITATION Organizers will provide all Organizing Committee members, FIVB Officials, referees, athletes, VIP's, journalists, technical staff, court personnel, volunteers, etc. with an official accreditation card and will ensure that only people with appropriate accreditation will access the designated venue areas. Organizers are also requested to provide accreditation cards for one coach and one physiotherapist per team (exclusively if the individual concerned is enlisted in the FIVB Web site) WITHDRAWAL AND SANCTIONS Withdrawal and/or disbanding of teams/athletes entered in the Main Draw is not allowed once the confirmed list has been announced, except in case of force majeure or in case an athlete is injured. In such cases, a Medical Certificate or a declaration of good faith must be provided to the FIVB before the beginning of the Technical Meeting of the Main Draw. In case of withdrawal and/or disbanding of teams/athletes entered in the Main Draw once the confirmed list has been announced without any Medical Certificate or declaration of good faith presented at the latest during the Technical Meeting of the Main Draw, the FIVB will apply a US$ 3,000 fine. This fine must be paid before the start of the following event in which a team wants to enter (if no events are staged, the fine must be paid no later than 30 days from the notification of the sanction). The proof of the wire must be sent via fax to the FIVB. Athletes in the Main Draw may be replaced by any team member for reasons of force majeure for a 30 day period (keeping its Main Draw status) only once during the season, and for one Tournament only. In the event an athlete in the Main Draw is replaced by any team member for reasons of force majeure for a second time during the season, the team concerned will then lose its Main Draw status and be automatically placed in the Qualification Tournament. Withdrawal and/or disbanding of teams/athletes entered in the Qualification Tournament is not allowed once the confirmed list has been announced, except in case of force majeure or in case an athlete is injured. In such cases, a Medical Certificate or a declaration of good faith must be provided to the FIVB before the beginning of the Technical Meeting of the Qualification Tournament. In case of withdrawal and/or disbanding of teams/ athletes entered in the Qualification Tournament once the confirmed list has been announced without any Medical Certificate or declaration of good faith presented at the latest during the Technical Meeting of the Qualification Tournament, the FIVB will then apply a US$ 500 fine. This fine must be paid before the start of the following event in which a team would like to enter (if no events are staged, the fine must be paid no later than 30 days from the notification of the sanction). The proof of the wire must be sent via fax to the FIVB. Athletes who have not communicated their travel itineraries to the organizers and who arrive late for the Technical Meeting (i.e after the seeding is made) will be excluded from the event by the FIVB Technical Supervisor for "no show" or fined. Athletes failing to attend the Technical Meeting and who have not sent the appropriate "force majeure" documents before the start of the event concerned will be sanctioned by the FIVB. No changes between the teams enrolled in the Qualification and Main Draw Tournaments will be made after the beginning of the Technical Meeting of the Qualification Tournament. The FIVB Web site will be updated after every withdrawal and substitution of players approved by the FIVB once the confirmed list issued Notification for last minute withdrawals (i.e. on the day of a Technical Meeting) must be sent to the FIVB Beach Volleyball Department ( ) as well as to the organizers of the event and the FIVB Technical Supervisor at the venue office. 6

7 INSURANCE Athletes must have their own liability and medical insurances. The FIVB, the Organizer/Promoter and the hosting National Federations will not be responsible for any medical expenses incurred while competing in a tournament. MEDICAL CONTROLS The FIVB reserves the right to perform random medical controls, as per FIVB rules and regulations. APPENDIX Official invitation letter to be addressed to the participating FIVB officials and National Federations Confirmed teams list (Main Draw and Qualification tournament) List of hotels for the Qualification Tournament players, media and guests Web Site Map of the city/venue Travel Itinerary Form (WT/31) 7

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